Why another database tool?

I’ve been developing the client software for different databases for many years. There are multiple useful tools, which help to design, maintain and analyse databases. However, I did not find a database tool, which would cover all these functions in one product. This is what the "Apricot DB" project is all about.

"Apricot DB" is a Java- based application and therefore is platform independent. It covers some major databases (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, H2) and is fully extendable for extra database- types.

The majority of the ERD&Refactoring tools are commercial and their prices are high. I'm going to make a good product open source and free to use.

Note: all database structures, which have been used for demonstration of the "Apricot DB"- features are abstract and not related to any commercial projects I was involved in. Any possible similarities to the real databases are occasional and should not be considered as a violation of copyrights.